IIAS WES Clusters (AAAS & ANTH)

Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

The Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies (IIAS) at ɫɫ�� Michigan University offers many courses that meet requirements for ɫɫ�� Essential Studies (WES). Explore the cluster groupings below to find courses to satisfy WES Category and Component requirements.

Cluster# 1 - Social Justice, Activism and Civic Engagement

Cluster #2 - Gender and Intersectionality

Cluster #3 - Global Consciousness and Human Rights

Cluster #4 - Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies

Cluster #5 - Global Diversity

WES Requirements Category Keys

IIAS Cluster #1—Social Justice, Activism and Civic Engagement

Course	Title	WES Level	Category	Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)*	Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)**
AAAS 2100	Forms of Black Consciousness	1	SC
AAAS 2800	Serious Laughter, African American Humor	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	The 1619 Project	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Rebellions and Revolution in the Black World	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Black Lives Matter: Race, State Violence, and Social Movements	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective	2	SC	X
	Forensic Anthropology	2	LP
	Ethnicity/Multiculturalism	3	LNP	X

IIAS Cluster #2 – Gender and Intersectionality

Course	Title	WES Level	Category	Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)*	Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)**
AAAS 2800	Black Feminist Thought	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Beyonce & Black Feminisms	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Motherhood Denied: Race, Class, Gender, and Reproductive Rights	2	SC	X
AAAS 3100	The Black woman: Historical Perspective/Contemporary Status	3	LNP	X
AAAS 3900	Women Writers in Contemporary Black Literature from 19th Century to the Present	3	GP	X

IIAS Cluster #3 – Global Consciousness and Human Rights

Course	Title	WES Level	Category	Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)*	Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)**
AAAS 2000	Introduction to AAAS	1	IE
AAAS 2100	Forms of Black Consciousness	1	IE
AAAS 2800	Global Africa: Past and Present	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Apartheid South Africa	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective	2	SC	X
AAAS 3000	African American History, Culture and Experience to 1865	2	SC	X
AAAS 3010	African American History, Culture and Experience, 1866 Present	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800/	African Diaspora	2/3	SC/GP	X
ANTH 4530	Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights	3	GP

IIAS Cluster #4 – Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies

Course	Title	WES Level	Category	Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)*	Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)**
AAAS 2800	Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Climate Change in African American Communities	2	SC	X
	Principles of Cultural Anthropology	2	SC		X
ANTH 3300	Anthropology of Climate Change	3	GP
	World Cultures: TBA (ex: Asia)	3	GP		X
	Cultures of Latin America	3	GP		X

IIAS Cluster #5 – Global Diversity

Course	Title	WES Level	Category	Diversity Inclusion Component (DI)*	Planetary Sustainability Component (PS)**
	Peoples of the World	1	IE
	Race, Biology, and Culture	2	ST	X
	Principles of Cultural Anthropology	2	SC		X
	Intro Biological Anthropology	2	LS
	Anthropology through Film	2	ATP
	Indigenous North America	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	The 1619 Project	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Roots of Jazz	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Rebellions and Revolution in the Black World	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Apartheid South Africa	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Motherhood Denied: Race, Class, Gender, and Reproductive Rights	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Black Lives Matter: Race, State Violence, and Social Movements	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	Serious Laughter: African American Humor	2	SC	X
AAAS 2800	African Diaspora: The Americas	2/3	SC/GP	X
	Ethnicity/Multiculturalism	3	LNP	X
	World Cultures: TBA (usually Asia)	3	GP		X
/ AAAS 2800	The African Diaspora: Peoples and Cultures	3	GP	X
	Cultures of Latin America	3	GP		X

WES Requirements

(12 Courses)	WES Requirements
4 Courses	Level 1: Foundations
6 Courses	Level 2: Exploration & Discovery
2 Courses	Level 3: Connections

Category Keys

Key	Category
ATP	Artistic Theory and Practice
GP	Global Perspectives
IE	Inquiry & Engagement
LNP	Local & National Perspectives
LS	Scientific Literacy with a Lab
SC	Societies & Culture
ST	Science and Technology

PLEASE NOTE: No more than three courses can be taken with the same prefix.

*Courses designated as DI fulfill the Diversity & Inclusion requirement of one course in Level 2 or 3.
**Courses designated as PS fulfill the Planetary Sustainability requirement of one course in Level 2 or 3.